Lamar Alexander

Lamar Alexander (3 July 1940-) was a US Senator from Tennessee (R) from 3 January 2003, succeeding Fred Thompson. He previously served as US Secretary of Education from 22 March 1991 to 20 January 1993 (succeeding Lauro Cavazos and preceding Richard Riley) and Governor of Tennessee from 20 January 1979 to 17 January 1987 (succeeding Ray Blanton and preceding Ned McWherter).

Biography
Lamar Alexander was born in Maryville, Tennessee on 3 July 1940, and he graduated from Vanderbilt University and New York University. He worked as a senate staffer and a lawyer before being elected Governor of Tennessee in 1979, and he standardized basic skills for all students, and he supported increased math, science, and computer education. From 1988 to 1991, he served as President of Tennessee University, and President George H.W. Bush decided to appoint Alexander as Secretary of Education in 1991. In 2003, he was elected to the US Senate after spending ten years in retirement, and he supported the Iraq War, opposed Obamacare, supported the American Health Care Act of 2017, opposed expanded background checks for gun buyers, and opposed the Muslim ban.